Muslim blogger creates range of hijabs designed for all skin tones

The collection is designed for everyone. (Picture: @wwags/Habiba Da Silva)

The world of fashion is still shockingly lacking in diversity.

Even brands specifically designed for people who don’t fit the fashion stereotype – tall, white, slim – often fail to measure up in terms of inclusivity, frequently only using models that fit a restricted view of beauty – whether it’s hourglass figures in plus-size campaigns, or only using models with lighter skin tones.

One blogger wants to do things differently.

Habiba Da Silva is a 22-year-old blogger and designer from Birmingham. She’s just launched a hijab fashion range, called Skin, designed to be inclusive of all races and skin tones.

(Picture: @wwags/Habiba Da Silva)

‘Skin was inspired by inclusion of different people and my love for cultures,’ Habiba told metro.co.uk, explaining that the hijabs aren’t necessarily designed to be ‘nude’, but simply to be a range that ‘celebrates and unites different people.’

Habiba has designed the scarves to be worn by everyone – men and women of all religions and skintones – and she’s made sure to include a diverse range of models in the photography for the collection.

(Picture: @wwags/Habiba Da Silva)

The collection has been pretty well received, although some people did take issue with the range’s prices (each scarf costs £20).

‘The price point is at £20 because of how much effort and investment I’ve put into the collection,’ explains Habiba.

‘I’ve made sure it all has a special & personal touch from the packaging side. All profit made is literally going back into the business to purchase more stock and packaging.’

(Picture: @wwags/Habiba Da Silva)

For now, the range includes four nude-y tones, each made with cotton.

Next, Habiba plans to add a few more colours into the range to make Skin even more inclusive.